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1. CAMEROON
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY
KNOW YOUR WORLD
A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TIES AKRON
INSERT COUNTRY FLAG HERE

2. COUNTRY MAP

3. CAMEROON
COMPARED
TO OHIO
Comparison
Data:
Cameroon is slightly larger
than California and about
four times the size of
Pennsylvania

4. COUNTRY QUICK FACTS
● Full name: Cameroon / Cameroun
● Size: 183,568 mi²
● Population: 28,647,293
● Capital: Yaoundé
● Largest city: Douala (Economic capital)
● Major language: French and English
● Major religions: Christianity and Islam
● Life expectancy: Male: 61.49 / Female: 65.09
● Monetary unit: CFA Francs
● Main exports: crude petroleum, cocoa beans,
lumber, gold, natural gas, bananas
● GNI per capita: $1,508 (2023)

5. HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
● 1520 - Portuguese set up sugar plantations and began
slave trade in Cameroon
● 1884 - Cameroon was colonized by Germany
● 1916 - British and French troops force Germans to
leave Cameroon during WWI
● 1919 - London Declaration divides Cameroon into French
(80%) and British administrative zones (20%)
● 1960 - French Cameroon granted independence and
becomes the Republic of Cameroon under Pdt. Ahidjo
● 1961 - After the UN referendum, the (British) Southern
Cameroons joined the Republic of Cameroon to
become the Federal Republic of Cameroon

6. HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Continued…
● 1972 Cameroon became a unitary state following a
national referendum and was renamed the United
Republic of Cameroon.
● 1982 President Ahidjo resigned and was succeeded by
Prime Minister Paul Biya.
● 1986 Discharge of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos kills
about 1,700 people
● 1996 Cameroonian-Nigerian border clashes over Bakassi
● 2002 Ruling by ICJ gives sovereignty of oil-rich Bakassi
peninsula to Cameroon.

7. Cameroon in 2023
● Armed groups and government forces still commit
human rights abuses, including unlawful killings
● 598,000 people are internally displaced due to
conflicts, and 2 million people are in need of
humanitarian aids
● Separatists, who are enforcing a boycott on education
since 2017, continue to attack schools, students and
education professionals
● The Islamist armed groups Boko Haram and Islamic
State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) continues to be
present in the region
● Restrictions against freedom of expression and
association are still widely present

8. LANGUAGE
● The official languages of Cameroon are English and
French
● Other common languages are: Camfranglais, pidgin
English and over 230 native dialects

9. English French Pidgin English
Hello Bonjour, Salut A salut oh
Bye Au revoir Bye-Bye
Yes Oui Yes
No Non No
Thank you Merci Ah thank you plenty
You’re welcome De rien Come fine oh
Please S'il vous plait, S'il te plaîs Abeg
I love you Je t’aime I like you go pass
How are you? Comment allez-vous, Comment va-tu How u dey?
Nice to meet you Enchanté de faire votre
connaissance
Ah glad for meet up you
Have a nice day Bonne journée Make ya day go fine
Safe journey Bon voyage Waka fine
Good night Bonne nuit Sleep fine
I miss you Tu me manque Long long time I no see you

10. GOVERNMENT
● LEADER: President
Paul Biya
● GOVERNMENT:
Unitary
● Presidential Republic
● VOTING AGE: 18

11. CURRENT EVENTS
● Security: Boko Haram
Terrorist group insurgency
in Cameroon
● Inadequate infrastructure
● Unemployment
● Corruption &
Embezzlement
● Poor medical facilities
● Deforestation and climate
change
● Political tensions

12. ECONOMICS
Major Exports Categories Major Imports Categories
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products Refined mineral fuels, oils, distillation
products
Wood, articles of wood, and wood
charcoal
Boilers, machinery, nuclear reactors
Cocoa and cocoa preparations Vehicles and automobiles
Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, and
melons
Electrical and electronic equipment
Aluminium and articles of aluminium Cereals

13. CURRENCY
One US Dollar = 554.531 CFA Francs

14. EVERYDAY LIVING
● Going to school on Monday
to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm
● Study-Homework
● Play games with friends
● Very few indoor Pets mostly dogs
● Picnics with family, visit
relatives, parks, zoo during weekends
● Going to church on Sunday
● In villages, kids help parents in farming
on weekends

15. ● Men often own the houses
● Women are less likely to get a secondary education
and often do housework.
● Families often have many children
GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS

16. TRADITIONAL ATTIRE

17. ● New Year’s Day
● Youth Day February 11
● Good Friday April 03
● Easter Sunday
● Labour Day May 01
● Ascension Day
● National Day May 20,
● Ramadan July 15, 2015
● Assumption Day
● Christmas Day December 25
HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS

18. MARRIAGES
Weddings are often very
family-oriented
Couples often change
many times during the
event and outfits are
usually very colorful

19. SPORTS
● Soccer
● Canoe Racing
● Swimming
● Tug of War
● Basketball
● Wrestling, boxing
● Cycling
● Handball
● Table Tennis

20. FOOD

21. TRADITIONAL DANCE
• Maley (Elephant dance)
● Bameleke dance
● Motiyo